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Last week New Brunswick Finance Minister Ernie Steeves presented the province’s fiscal 2021–22 budget. We’re not seeing any surprises in this budget. Like other provinces, the New Brunswick government is increasing spending on COVID-19 measures. Steeves predicts a projected deficit of $244.8 million for 2021-2022 to “to address the pressures that the pandemic will continue … Read more

Last week Ontario Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy presented the province’s fiscal 2021–22 budget. The Ontario budget falls in line with what we’re seeing from other provincial budgets: more spending on health care, but otherwise a relatively quiet budget from a tax perspective. We’re happy to report the personal tax rate and business tax rate in … Read more

On March 25, 2021, Nova Scotia Finance Minister Labi Kousoulis presented the province’s fiscal 2021-22 budget. No surprises here – Nova Scotia is spending more on health care like other provinces. On the business side, they announced property tax relief for small business owners and the extension of the Equity Tax Credit. There are no … Read more

On April 6, 2021, Saskatchewan Finance Minister Donna Harpauer presented the province’s fiscal 2021-22 budget. We’re seeing exactly what we expected in this budget – an increase in health care spending to fight the pandemic. The province is also putting more money towards education, social services, child care and capital projects. Otherwise, Saskatchewan’s budget is … Read more

On April 7, 2021, Finance Minister Scott Fielding presented Manitoba’s fiscal 2021-22 budget. As expected, we’re seeing more health care spending, with $1.2 billion being allocated to a vaccine program, PPE, contact tracing and other costs related to fighting the pandemic. On the small business side, the province will provide an education property tax rebate, … Read more

The following is archived material.  Refer to your provincial government for more information. UPDATE: THIS PROGRAM IS NOW CLOSED. The Manitoba government is expanding its back-to-work subsidy program to encourage employers to bring back their employees or take on new hires. Private businesses and non-profits can now receive up to $100,000 to subsidize 20 employees … Read more

The following is archived material.  Refer to your provincial government for more information. The Government of Saskatchewan has launched a temporary training subsidy for employers that will cover 100% of training costs for their employees. The Re-Open Saskatchewan Training Subsidy (RSTS) program supports employers with training employees to adapt to new health and safety requirements … Read more

The Small and Medium Enterprise Relaunch Grant offers up to $20,000 in funding for eligible businesses to help them offset a portion of their relaunch costs.  

The following is archived material.  Refer to your provincial government for more information. UPDATE: APPLICATIONS FOR THIS PROGRAM ARE NO LONGER BEING ACCEPTED. The Manitoba Back to Work This Summer Program provides a wage subsidy for small businesses who hire or rehire up to five employees on or after June 1, 2020. We provide a … Read more

The following is archived material.  Refer to your provincial government for more information. UPDATE: APPLICATIONS FOR THIS PROGRAM ARE NO LONGER BEING ACCEPTED. To encourage employees to go back to work and stop collecting federal COVID-19 benefits, the Manitoba government will pay residents up to $2,000 over a six-week period through the Manitoba Job Restart … Read more